A hat-trick by Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired French champions Paris Saint Germain to a 4-2 win over Toulouse on Sunday and their first away victory in Ligue 1 since January 11.

Ibrahimovic's treble -- which took him to 22 goals in Ligue 1 this season -- and one from Argentinian Ezequiel Lavezzi, Toulouse's two being scored by Wissam Ben Yedder -- restored their five point lead over Monaco, who had beaten Reims 3-2 on Friday, and extended their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to 10 games.

Lille overtook Saint Etienne and into third on 46 points after Sunday's late goalless draw with Lyon.

Toulouse remain 11 points above the relegation zone, but remain without a home win since the end of November.

PSG coach Laurent Blanc, who selected the same starting XI as he had done for last Tuesday's 4-0 away win over Bayer Leverkusen in their Champions League Last 16 clash, said nothing surprised him about Ibrahimovic.

"He is not just a goalscorer he is also a formidable passer of the ball," said Blanc.

"I am not sure whether this is the best season of his career but the statistics are really impressive (he also has 10 goals in the Champions League)," added the 48-year-old.

Both sides took time to settle and created little of note until the hosts were presented with a clear chance to open the scoring but Danish international striker Martin Braithwaite made a complete mess of it by missing an open goal from half a yard out.

PSG made them pay for that as Uros Spajic took Ezequiel Lavezzi's legs from under him in a clumsy challenge on the half hour mark leaving the referee no choice but to book the Serbian and award a penalty.

Ibrahimovic duly drilled it down the middle to put them 1-0 up.

PSG went close to doubling their lead in the 38th minute as Blaise Matuidi stormed forward and saw his shot from the left side of the penalty area beat the 'keeper but come back off the post.

The visitors were then guilty of as bad a miss by Braithwaite's as Ibrahimovic worked some space on the left and put in a low cross which beat the 'keeper but Thiago Silva sent his effort from two yards out wide.

Toulouse took advantage of this let off as a minute from half-time an unmarked Ben Yedder leveled for the hosts with a super right-footed volley from Etienne Didot's cross.

PSG retook the lead in the 56th minute as Lavezzi scored with a smartly-taken shot inside the box after Ibrahimovic had torn through the Toulouse defense to pass to Matuidi, and though the latter's back heel failed to come off it fooled the Toulouse defense and fell to the Argentinian who finished with aplomb.

The visitors put the result beyond doubt in the 68th minute as the outstanding Ibrahimovic -- who had just had an outrageously bold long range effort tipped over the bar by Zacharie Boucher -- rose to head home Yohan Cabaye's freekick.

However, Toulouse pulled a goal back four minutes later as Braithwaite found Ben Yedder and he slotted the ball home, although he looked to be well offside, but despite PSG's protests the referee gave it.

Ibrahimovic finally put the game to bed three minutes from time as he knocked home the ball after his penalty had been saved by Boucher.

AC Ajaccio goalkeeper Guillermo “Memo” Ochoa will leave the
Ligue 1 team during the current transfer window, or at the latest in the
summer. The Mexican international has
been guarding the Corsican-based team’s net since 2011 and has on many
occasions earned league top XI honors for his skills.

Sources close to the keeper have assured ESPN.com that there
is a serious offer in the works, however, it is not a transfer to Toulouse as
the French media have portrayed. What is
a given is that Ochoa will not renew his contract with Ajaccio at the end of
the season. If Ochoa does not transfer
during the winter window, he will leave the team when the season concludes.

At this time there is a good offer on the table for Ochoa. However, the offer is from a league outside
France which would complicate the process Ochoa is undergoing to obtain French
citizenship. Toulouse sounds like a big
possibility in France, but the truth is that neither the team, nor his agent
have received a firm offer for the player.

Interest for Ochoa has emerged from various leagues in
Europe, but not of the prestige that the player and Mexico fans are looking
for. But there is interest from
important clubs, these are the offers that the player and his agent are
analyzing.

As far as the three French teams that are in the running for
the keeper’s services, the source did not want to release the names. Toulouse is the only team that is public in
the media, the other three have not reached the ears of the French or Mexican
press.

There were no fans in the stands and no goals in the game as big
spending Monaco and Toulouse played out a score-less draw at the Stade Louis II
stadium.

Monaco were forced to play the game behind closed doors following
their crowd trouble in their clash with Le Mans last season and while there was
no fear of a repeat this time round Claudio Ranieiri’s side would have liked to
have troubled Toulouse keeper Ali Ahamada more during the game.

The Principality headed into the game as joint leaders and while
they move one point ahead, Ranieri will be concerned by his side’s
failure to take their chances.

In total Monaco managed just 5 shots on target with a further 9
sailing wide, their dominance reflected further by the fact that the visitors
failed to muster a single shot on target.

The best chance of the game fell to Yannick Carrasco, with the
young Belgian midfielder scooping the ball over when it looked easier to score, while Jeremy Toulalan saw a 30 yard pile driver hit the cross-bar and out to
safety.

Colombian striker Radamel Falcao tried his luck from distance on a
number of occasions but failed to test Ahamada.

The result leaves Toulouse sitting in 14th still
searching for their first win while Monaco drop their first points of the season.